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Redd Foxx. John Elroy Sanford [1] (December 9, 1922 – October 11, 1991), better known by his stage name Redd Foxx, was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Foxx gained success with his raunchy nightclub act before and during the civil rights movement.
Jun 28, 2023 · Redd Foxx: King of the party records. Raunchy. Cutting. Hilarious. Unparalleled. "The show doesn’t drive home a lesson, but it can open up people’s...
On October 11, 1991, Foxx tragically suffered a heart attack while on set and passed away when he was 68 years old. Horace Glasper for BHMD. Redd Foxx found relief from hard times by doing impersonations in school and being labeled a class clown. He was even given the nickname in school, "Smiley Sanford", due to the fact he was always smiling.
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Aug 18, 2023 · Throwback to that glorious time in the 1960s when Foxx commanded the stage. As it said in the matchbooks that sat in the ashtrays at the Redd Foxx Club, “Los Angeles’ first house of comedy and song is owned by one of America’s leading comics…Redd Foxx. The club was designed to fit every need of the audience and the comedian.
Jun 3, 2018 · The very first Redd Foxx party record. Originally released on Dootone Records in 1956. John Elroy Sanford was born into poverty in St. Louis on December 9, 1...
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Oct 14, 1991 · COOL, COMIC REDD FOXX. HISTORICALLY HIP, BEFORE 'SANFORD'. By David Mills. October 13, 1991 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. There was a time, before white audiences had even heard of him, that Redd Foxx was the ...
Jan 23, 2000 · THE LIFE AND TIMES OF REDD FOXX By Dempsey J. Travis Urban Research Press, 209 pages, $23.75 Redd Foxx was, in his own way, a pioneer in the world of comedy–a specialist in blue humor who bro…
